Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment

• Main Author: Heilbrun, Kirk (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2001.
• Series: Perspectives in Law & Psychology, 12
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Criminology.; Clinical psychology.; Law and Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.

Most of the literature in forensic mental health assessment is organized around the particular legal issue that is the focus of a given assessment, tool, or research study. This book starts with a different assumption: There are broad principles of forensic assessment that are applicable across diff...

Table of Contents:

• Developing Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
• Preparation
• First Contacts
• Defining the Evaluator’s Role
• Using a Model
• Data Collection
• Selection
• Administration
• Data Interpretation
• Assessing Response Style
• Incorporating Scientific Reasoning and Data
• Making Assertions and Clarifying Limits
• Communication
• Communicating Clearly
• Testifying Effectively
• Applying the Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
• Implications for Research, Training, Practice, and Policy.